Things of the past
I’m sure that in primary school, during history class, pretty much anyone has heard teachers talking about the almost-phantasmagorical world of dinosaurs. Most millennials, who grew up with dinosaur-themed cartoons […]
Environment and Resources
Will we drink coffee in 2050?
Coffee is one of the most famous plants in the world: it takes 3-4 years before it produces berries, which will then be harvested, cleaned, and roasted. Every day almost […]
Reviewing: “A Polycentric Approach for Coping with Climate Change”
From the USA withdrawing from the Paris Agreement to the European Union enforcing its Emission Trading System, to China powering with new Coal Plants its green revolution in BRI countries, […]
The core value of bees: Promoting individual actions for ecosystem biodiversity
Do you like to enjoy the sweetness of cherries and strawberries or wake up in the morning with the intense aroma of coffee? Thank the bees. 35% of global food production and 76% […]
Extreme temperatures keep affecting wheat production in Europe
Yet another year, climate change shows its effect more vividly on European summer. Extreme temperatures have devastated corn fields in North Europe, while a combination of droughts and high intensity […]
Morocco polishes up its energy sector
Just 200 kilometres away from Marrakech, between the sight of Atlas Mountains and the beginning of Sahara desert, Morocco’s greatest effort to introduce renewable energy takes shape. The project to […]
The evolution of agriculture: how we lost productivity, efficiency and stability of our fields
Nowadays, the agricultural sector is ruled by the industrial approach: fields are factories guided by the rule of business. Nature does not play the main role anymore. We expanded our […]
Gorona Del Viento has the wind on its sails
The Island of El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain) covered its whole electricity demand between the 25th of January and the 12th of February of this year on a 100% with […]
Deforestation in Italy: new regulation and new problems
On the first of December 2017, the Council of Ministers approved the so called Testo Unico Forestale, a Consolidated Act aimed to regulate the forest management in Italy. So far, […]
Agrisource : an Open-Innovation Platform for Climate-Smart Agriculture
With 10% of the world facing food and water scarcity, any viable solution to meet the challenge of global food production must extend beyond field-level problems and encompass a wider, […]